Biophysics, Minor (329)
Program Requirements (18-20 hours)
The minor in biophysics requires a minimum of 18 semester hours. This course sequence is intended to serve students of the life sciences, that is, students of biology, pre-medicine and pre-dental, agriculture, environmental health, psychology, science teaching, environmental engineering, pre-veterinary, pre-pharmacy and pre-optometry. In general, this curriculum treats the physics of life processes and various applications of physics to biology and medicine. (See the Biophysics section in this catalog.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two semesters of either Introductory Biophysics (PHYS 231 and PHYS 332) or University Physics (PHYS 255 and PHYS 265). | 8-10 | |
| Introduction to Physics and Biophysics I and Laboratory for Physics and Biophysics I and Introduction to Physics and Biophysics II and Laboratory for Physics and Biophysics II | ||
| University Physics I and University Physics I Lab and University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biophysics | ||
| Medical Imaging | ||
| Clinical Optics | ||
| Nanotechnology in Biophysics and Medicine | ||
| Radiation Biophysics | ||
| Optics and Optics Laboratory | ||
| Select additional related courses from the list below as needed to fulfill the minimum requirement of 18-20 credit hours for the Biophysics minor. (Substitutions to the courses below must be approved ahead of time by the Biophysics advisor.) | 6 | |
| Introduction to Astrobiology | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Animal Form and Function | ||
| Research in the Biological Sciences (Research topics must be biophysics-related and approved in advance by the program coordinator) | ||
| Techniques and Theory of Electron Microscopy | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry I | ||
| Research Problems in Chemistry (Research topics must be biophysics-related and approved in advance by the program coordinator) | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry II | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Kinesiology | ||
| Biomechanics | ||
| General Biophysics | ||
| Medical Imaging | ||
| Clinical Optics | ||
| Nanotechnology in Biophysics and Medicine | ||
| Research Problems in Physics and Astronomy (Research topics must be biophysics-related and approved in advance by the program coordinator) | ||
| Optics and Optics Laboratory | ||
| Total Hours | 18-20 | |